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Firearms and violence in Europe-A systematic review.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundHigher availability of firearms has been connected to higher rates of interpersonal violence in previous studies. Yet, those studies have focused mainly on the United States, or used aggregated international data to study firearm violence ...
Katharina Krüsselmann, Pauline Aarten, Marieke Liem   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hunting motivations, behaviour and forest access: Characterising wildlife hunting practices in a multi‐ethnic, forested landscape of Brunei Darussalam, Southeast Asia

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Unsustainable hunting practices can alter population dynamics, driving biodiversity declines, which leads to ‘empty forests’. Understanding hunting behaviour, including motivations for hunting and relationships with market drivers, and access to hunting grounds are important to develop affirmative policies to stem biodiversity loss.
Natasha L. M. Mannion, Rachel Gaulton, Maria Erica Jamil, Marion Pfeifer, Johan Willem Ferry Slik, Stephen G. Willis, F. Merlin Franco   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lethal Firearm-Related Violence Against Canadian Women: Did Tightening Gun Laws Have an Impact on Women's Health and Safety? [PDF]

, 2013
Domestic violence remains a significant public health issue around the world, and policy makers continually strive to implement effective legislative frameworks to reduce lethal violence against women. This article examines whether the 1995 Firearms Act (
Mauser, Gary, McPhedran, Sharma, McPhedran, Samara   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Best way to prevent firearm violence: Limit access to firearms [PDF]

, 2023
The increased publicity of mass shootings and the COVID-19 pandemic have fueled American demand for firearm purchases. Firearm violence has largely been blamed on people with mental illnesses instead of firearm accessibility, despite the lack of ...
Annalyn S. DeMello, DeMello, Annalyn S., Yu Lu, Jeff R Temple, Temple, Jeff R, Lu, Yu   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Firearm locking device preferences among firearm owners in the USA: a systematic review

Injury Epidemiology, 2023
Background Preventing firearm-involved injuries is a critical public health priority. Firearm locking devices can prevent firearm injuries, such as suicide and unintentional shootings, as well as theft.
Jessica Buck-Atkinson, Megan McCarthy, Ian H. Stanley, Ben Harnke, Michael D. Anestis, Craig. J. Bryan, Justin C. Baker, Marian E. Betz   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inpatient rehabilitation utilization following firearm injury: A national trauma quality program analysis

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Firearm injury is a common cause of disability in the United States, but there is a lack of research on the use of rehabilitation services after major and disabling firearm injuries. This study analyzed the relationship between firearm mechanism of injury and disposition to inpatient rehabilitation (IPR) after hospitalization for ...
Heather M. Barnett, Hiwot Weldemariam, Eliza Baird‐Daniel, Jelena N. Svircev, Ali Rowhani‐Rahbar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Street violence amongst young men in London: everyday experiences of masculinity and fear in public space [PDF]

, 2013
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Arising out of widespread concerns that incidents of street violence amongst young people in the UK were spiralling out of control, this research draws on ...
Whelan, Michael
core   +5 more sources

Estimating crippling loss from hunting with multistate models: a case study on northern bobwhites

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Hunting as a recreational pursuit provides an important ecosystem service worldwide. Harvest management plays a vital role in regulating wildlife take to ensure long‐term population sustainability and meet value‐based objectives (e.g. hunter satisfaction). However, managers rarely have complete control or observability of harvest mortality.
Amanda S. Cramer, Justin A. Rectenwald, William B. Lewis, Michael A. Hazelbaker, Alexander L. Jackson, Holly K. Lott, Geoff Beane, D. Clay Sisson, Melanie R. Kunkel, Nicole M. Nemeth, James A. Martin   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

A social problem analysis of the 1993 Brady Act and the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

Frontiers in Public Health
In June 2022, the U.S. federal government passed its first major firearm policy since the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). Summative content analysis was used to explore how the social problem of
Devon Ziminski, Devon Ziminski
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding thermal conditions provides context for the influence of habitat characteristics on gamebird winter ecology

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
The fundamental niche of an organism is regulated partially by its ability to cope with a range of thermal environments, which can be directly influenced by management across spatial scales and seasons. However, despite winter weather being a major source of mortality for many species in northern latitudes, the impact of thermal conditions on wintering
Jacob Yetter, Benjamin Geaumont, Travis Seaborn, Jesse Kolar, Torre Hovick   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source